Toy Rewind Podcast

May 22 2024 143 ep. 60 mins 50
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Toys, toys and more toys. A trio of brothers get together and talk about toy lines that go back as far as the 60s, also refered to as 'their childhoods'.

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Episode 140: JAKKS Pacific Wrestling Figures

May 22 2024 61 mins  
When JAKKS Pacific showed up on the scene in 1995, they targeted wrestling figures from the beginning. Taking over from LJN in 1996, they just ran with it and gave the world some of the best wrestling figures till 2010.

Episode 139: Cherry Merry Muffin

Apr 14 2024 66 mins  
In the late 80's Scratch-n-sniff and Strawberry Shortcake was all the rage, so why wouldn't Mattel jump on that train with their own Cherry Merry Muffin doll line. These dolls are adorable fantasy food characters with yummy scents and transformable accessories.

Episode 138: Swamp Thing

Mar 20 2024 66 mins  
From the DC Universe and Kenner Toys, in the 90's we got Swamp Thing. A cartoon and a small toy line, that kinda just sank into the bog. We talk all about the line this week and discover once interesting line.

Episode 137: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future

Mar 06 2024 73 mins  
Produced by Mattel to go along side the cartoon, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future toy line might have been before its time. This week we talk all about one of the best gimmicks of the 80's.

Episode 136: Mighty Ducks

Feb 21 2024 91 mins  
The Mighty Ducks movie changed the NHL, but in 1996 when Mattel released the toy line for the Mighty Ducks cartoon, less changed then you would think. Did you have any of these duck figures that were right on the heals of the TMNT Playmates line?

Episode 135: Big Jim

Dec 11 2023 71 mins  
With the success of Barbie, Mattel brings the boys of the 70's a line of figures that have action written all over them. Enter BigJim and all his buddies. From camping, hiking, olympics competition and even some secret agent (004) work, Big Jim does it all.

Episode 134: ColecoVision

Nov 24 2023 69 mins  
In the early 80's, electronics were all the rage. Enter Coleco and the ColecoVision system. Working with Nintendo, their dream was to bring a home computer, and not just a video game system, to all the homes of America.

Episode 133: Ring Raiders

Nov 15 2023 52 mins  
The world is threatened by the evil Skull Squadron, but never fear, the Ring Raiders are here to save the day. We discuss this Matchbox line from the 80's and even talk a bit about our jewelry preferences.

Episode 132: Sungold Monster + Spook Chasers

Oct 26 2023 67 mins  
In the late 80's Sungold brought us two lines of toys that go with the Halloween spooky season better than any others. Monster and Spook Chasers were perfect for cheep toys to play monster mash with.

Episode 131: Boglins

Oct 19 2023 60 mins  
Mid 1980's and Jim Henson is the largest names in puppets, so why not team up with him to create a monster hand puppet. Between Henson and Clarke, they create the Boglins and released them through Mattel. Did you have any of these?